There happens to be 400 to 500 International Baccalaureate schools in the United States. Guess which one is always in the top five in the nation? Well it’s the one in little old Polk County. Imagine that. Polk County, not …
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It seemed like a simple concept. Jim O’Connor, Bartow’s city manager, and Bill Goddard, a city commissioner, decided 25 or 30 years ago that Bartow should have a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Nothing that big, really. A police car or …
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The 60th annual state Science and Engineering Fair is coming next week and five Bartow students will have their work displayed at The Lakeland Center. Also, two of those students — Andrew Noonan and Divya Ravinder — will compete in …
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On April 9, the Single A Florida State League will begin its season and the hometown Detroit Flying Tigers will start their 52nd season in it. But this is not the only Polk County team to play in this league. …
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A measure in the Florida House regarding the protection of Florida’s water resources passed overwhelmingly last week, 106-9. The fact it had such bipartisan support would lead one to think it couldn’t be a bad bill. And it’s not all …
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Florida Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, will be the chief guest at the Polk Scholastic Chess’ “Championship Chess Tournament” Saturday, March 21, during which she will meet more than 500 aspiring chess players from Polk County schools. “The PSC Board members …
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When Adam Putnam finished his morning staff meeting on Wednesday, he came into another meeting room where the Leadership Bartow XVI class was waiting for him. There he was, one of Bartow’s more accomplished politicians, coffee cup in hand. He …
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We, the taxpayers, are facing another property tax increase, because the Polk County Commission finds itself in a familiar situation: not enough money to fund the necessary services that Polk County residents expect from their government. The Commissioners find themselves …
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